We need accountability in human–AI agent relationships
We argue that accountability mechanisms are needed in human-AI agent relationships to ensure alignment with user and societal interests. We propose a framework according to which AI agents’ engagement is conditional on appropriate user behaviour. The framework incorporates design-strategies such as distancing, disengaging, and discouraging.
Authors
- Geoff Keeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3251-4981)
- Amanda McCroskery
- Arianna Manzini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-8974)
- Benjamin P. Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3810-772X)
Institutions
- Munich School of Philosophy (DE)
- Google DeepMind (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Google (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Artificial Intelligence
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44387-025-00041-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.73